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Covid-19

DIDHD: 23 new virus cases in Iron County, 17 in Dickinson

Local health officials Thursday morning reported 23 new confirmed COVID-19 positives in Iron County in the past week, while Dickinson County added 17 more cases. Across the Wisconsin border, that state’s COVID-19 data sites Thursday showed 20 more confirmed cases in Marinette County, ...

Wisconsin school chief urges masks, vaccinations

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's top education official on Wednesday urged everyone headed into school buildings in coming days to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and wear masks — steps she said would help ensure schools don't have to shut down amid a spike in new cases. Jill Underly, ...

Marinette County virus cases up by 33

State COVID-19 data sites Wednesday showed 33 more confirmed positives since Monday in Wisconsin’s Marinette County, while neighboring Menominee County in the Upper Peninsula added 18 new cases. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services coronavirus website Wednesday also listed ...

Thompson won’t give lawmakers control of UW virus policies

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System President Tommy Thompson pushed back Tuesday against Republican lawmakers who claim campuses need their permission to implement COVID-19 policies, insisting university leaders don’t need legislative approval to manage the schools — a ...

Catholic school in Lansing loses appeal over mask policy

DETROIT (AP) — A Catholic school in Lansing has lost an appeal over a Michigan policy that required masks on young kids earlier in the pandemic. Although the statewide mandate ended, some counties are stepping in and requiring masks in schools when the 2021-22 year starts. Resurrection ...

Wisconsin lawmaker asks for prayers for colleague with virus

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The office of a Wisconsin lawmaker who has been an outspoken critic of vaccine and mask mandates declined to update his condition on Tuesday, even as a fellow legislator asked for prayers, saying the state senator was hospitalized with COVID-19-induced ...